Associations Between Dietary Patterns and Mental Health Symptoms in Early Childhood: Findings From the CHILD Cohort Study

Susan C. Campisi; Zheng Hao Chen; Elinor Simons; Piush Mandhane; Theo J. Moraes; Stuart E. Turvey; P. Subbarao; Kozeta Miliku; Daphne J. Korczak

doi:10.1097/dbp.0000000000001453

January 22, 2026Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Associations Between Dietary Patterns and Mental Health Symptoms in Early Childhood: Findings From the CHILD Cohort Study

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The aim is to identify when unhealthy dietary patterns first relate to depressive symptoms in young children.
Included children from the CHILD birth cohort study with parent-reported data on various factors.
Used multiple imputations to handle missing data and principal component analysis to derive dietary patterns.
Applied multiple regression to examine associations between dietary patterns and mental health outcomes, adjusting for covariates.
Identified three dietary patterns: Prudent, Western-like, and Refined Grain–Snack.
Greater adherence to the Prudent dietary pattern was linked to fewer total mental health problems.
Statistical outcomes showed significant negative relationships between the Prudent pattern and both internalizing and externalizing problems.

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Demonstrates the relationship between dietary patterns and mental health symptoms in young children, suggesting preventive intervention possibilities.

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